NEWSFLASH+++SCHÜTZ IS PART OF THE BASF “HELPING HANDS” INITIATIVE

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The battle against the corona

pandemic calls for strict hygiene,

particularly in clinics, doctors’

surgeries and nursing homes. All

around the world, disinfectant

has become scarce and more

supplies are urgently needed. With

its “Helping Hands” project, BASF is taking an unbu-

reaucratic approach to closing the supply gap: the

company is providing hand disinfectant free of charge

to hospitals in the Rhein-Neckar metropolitan region.

SCHÜTZ welcomes and supports this exemplary

project initiated by its long-stand-

ing customer and is supplying

every second IBC for this project

free of charge.

As hand disinfectant was not pre-

viously part of the BASF product

range, a range of legal and technical conditions had to

be met before temporary production could commence

at the Group’s main site in Ludwigshafen. Most impor-

tantly, though, BASF has the necessary know-how and

had some of the raw materials for production. The

With “Helping Hands” we are implementing another important project with our long-standing partner BASF

and are proud to be working together to help others.

NEWSFLASH+++

raw materials in stock were reassigned at

short notice and others were purchased

externally. The IBCs for filling the disin-

fectant were supplied by SCHÜTZ. These

IBCs comply with the latest packaging

safety requirements for sensitive hygiene

articles. In support and recognition of

this project we are supplying BASF with

every second container free of charge. To

create the additional capacities and

ensure the necessary supply security,

production at our headquarters in Selters

is now also running at full speed on

weekends. As an environmentally friendly

bonus, the IBCs are collected free of

charge from end users by the SCHÜTZ

TICKET SERVICE and recycled internally

as part of our sustainable reconditioning

process.

The demand is so high that BASF is now

successively expanding its production

and supply scope: after initially supplying

hospitals with intensive care and ventila-

tion facilities, the disinfectants are now

also being supplied to medical practices.

Depending on current daily availability,

BASF intends to gradually roll out

supplies to other areas of the health care

system in the Rhine-Neckar region.

With “Helping Hands” we are implementing

another important project with our long-stand-

ing partner BASF and are proud to be working

together to help others.

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